<\/span> This is probably the best description of what I call the Baptism of the Holy Spirit that I can find. For those (charismatic or otherwise!) who claim to have all that the Holy Spirit has to offer, I issue this as a challenge. Have you experienced a life changing effusion of the Holy Spirit of such intensity as the one described below? If like me you still long for more of the Holy Spirit, perhaps that prayer \u201cMore Lord!\u201d is one of the most important we can pray. Heres Charles Finney\u2019s testimony (I hope my source was accurate- this was sitting on my computer from pre-blog days and I was lazy with the citations back then. I would love someone to be able to verify this as correct for me if possible)<\/p>\n As I turned and was about to take a seat by the fire, I received a mighty baptism of the Holy Ghost. <\/span>Without any expectation of it, without ever having the thought in my mind<\/span> that there was any such thing for me, without any recollection that I had <\/span>ever heard the thing mentioned by any person in the world, the Holy<\/span> Spirit descended upon me in a manner that seemed to go through me, body<\/span> and soul. I could feel the impression, like a wave of electricity, going<\/span> through and through me. Indeed it seemed to come in waves and waves of<\/span> liquid love for I could not express it in any other way. It seemed like the<\/span> very breath of God. I can recollect distinctly that it seemed to fan me, like<\/span> immense wings.<\/span> <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n No words can express the wonderful love that was shed abroad in my heart. I wept aloud with joy and love; and I do not know but I should say, I literally bellowed out the unutterable gushings of my heart. These waves came over me, and over me, and over me, one after the other, until I recollect I cried out, \u201cI shall die if these waves continue to pass over me. I said, \u201cLord, I cannot bear any more; yet I had no fear of death.<\/span><\/p>\n How long I continued in this state, with this baptism continuing to roll over me and go through me, I do not know. But I know it was late in the evening when a member of my choir for I was the leader of the choir came into the office to see me. He was a member of the church. He found me in this state of loud weeping, and said to me, \u201cMr. Finney, what ails you? I could make him no answer for some time. He then said, \u201cAre you in pain? I gathered myself up as best I could, and replied, \u201cNo, but so happy that I cannot live. <\/span><\/p>\n